Torn

Caught

"Objection, we have prove that those photos were doctored" the prosecutor said standing up.

The bailiff handed the judge the file.

"I would never have a pink room, I hate the color pink" I said.

I couldn't believe he would do this and yet, I was expecting it because he had almost got disbarred in New York over doing the same thing. His father had paid off some people to get them to look the other way, something his father had done his whole life.

"Nothing further" the defense said.

"You may step down Mrs. Severide" the judge said.

It was going to take some getting used to being Mrs. Severide, I never thought I'd get married. I thought by now he would've been married by now, because I knew I was potentially giving up a great guy but I wanted a career and I know he would've waited for me. But I wanted him to feel like he didn't have to wait for me.

"You ok?" Kelly asked as soon as I came out of the courtroom.

"I will be" I said.

After I testified he was sentenced to 18 years, after which he would be transferred to New York to be tried for the murder of his parents. It was safe to say he was never going to get out, it made life that much easier.

After everything that happened I had come to realize that work wasn't as important as the well-being of my daughter, so I quit my job and took a small consulting job so I wouldn't have to be away so much. Kelly and I had decided to try for one more child at least, because we had both been only children and we didn't want the same for Ava.

The way we were in bed, it didn't take long at all. But I still felt bad about how he did Stella, which is why I tried to stay away from the firehouse. Especially after I found out I was pregnant again, I didn't want her to feel like I was rubbing it in. But then Kelly wanted to have a baby shower at the firehouse and that was the last straw for Stella, she didn't come to it and after she requested to be transferred.

"What's wrong? You seem down, you should be happy" Kelly said the night of the baby shower.

"I just feel bad about Stella, I didn't want it to seem like I'm throwing it in her face. I told you we should've had the baby shower at a restaurant or here" I said.

"I won't hide this from the guys, I told her along time ago this was happening and I don't want you to feel bad. She chose not to come, she's choosing to transfer. That's ok with me, because I have you" he said putting his hand on my belly.

"It's all my fault, if I hadn't left in the first place and just kept some kind of relationship with you. Then you wouldn't have bedded half of Chicago, and you never would've slept with Stella in the first place" I said.

"You don't know that" he said.

"Oh, you would've cheated on me?" I said.

"No, ok fine. Just don't continue to beat yourself up about it, we're at where we're at and you can't change it. So just accept it, worry about this family" he said.

"You're right, she'll find someone right for her" I said grabbing his hand.

"I never got a chance to be around a pregnant woman like this before, it's kind of weird" he said.

"That's right, I forgot. If this one is anything like Ava, then soon baby will start playing soccer in there. I swear I wasn't this big with Ava, maybe it's a boy" I said.

"I don't want to know until the delivery room" he said rubbing some coconut oil on my belly.

"So you wanna be in there?" I asked, last time it was my mother.